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Science and Technology Directorate Office of Research Command, Control, and Interoperability Division Focus Areas
- Dynamic, on-Demand Data Processing and Visualization Focus Area
- Hypothesis-driven Analysis Focus Area
- Visualization of Structured, Unstructured, and Streaming Data Focus Area
- Mathematics of Discrete and Visual Analytics Focus Area
- Scalable Filtering and Dissemination Focus Area
- Visualization and Simulation of Data Focus Area
- Mobile and Light-Weight Information Analytics and Sharing Focus Area
- Cybersecurity Research Focus Area
Dynamic, on-Demand Data Processing and Visualization Focus Area
Focus Area Overview: Capability for real-time management, analysis, and visualization of selected data in multiple forms and from multiple, diverse sources. Such techniques would automatically select, rank, and correlate only those data relevant for purpose-driven decision-making.
Hypothesis-driven Analysis Focus Area
Focus Area Overview: This capability would include three elements: automated retrospective analysis of collected or extant data using pre-selected hypotheses; automated generation of alternative hypotheses by constant updating of data; and prospective analysis of potential risks and threats using data-derived hypotheses.
Visualization of Structured, Unstructured, and Streaming Data Focus Area
Focus Area Overview: Capability for integrated visual analysis of free text, database records, audio, video, imagery, transactional data, geographical data, and sensor information. The focus on this effort would be twofold: development of a single, scalable framework for visual analytics and establishment and validation of reliable performance metrics for visual processing of data.
Mathematics of Discrete and Visual Analytics Focus Area
Focus Area Overview: Development of the mathematical foundations for discrete processing and simulation and for visual analytics. This will provide a rigorous scientific basis for future algorithm development.
Scalable Filtering and Dissemination Focus Area
Focus Area Overview: Techniques for secure, privacy-aware identification and dissemination of information among international, federal, state, tribal, and local agencies. This would include advanced methods, processes, and procedures that ensure sharing of information for immediate decision-making by multiple partners under a range of technical, political, and organizational parameters.
Visualization and Simulation of Data Focus Area
Focus Area Overview: Application of visualization techniques, discrete mathematics methods, and game theory to diverse information, including development of new approaches to simulating multiple threats or disasters.
Mobile and Light-Weight Information Analytics and Sharing Focus Area
Focus Area Overview: Information discovery, dissemination, and decision-making tools capable of being tailored for diverse homeland security applications and software architectures. These techniques need to focus on a range law enforcement, public safety, public health, and emergency response applications.
Cybersecurity Research Focus Area
Focus Area Overview: The Experimental Research Testbed and the Research Data Repository provide a testbed with sufficient topological complexity to emulate a scaled down, but functionally accurate, representative of the real Internet, and access to computer and network operational data for use in cyber defense research and development initiatives. The data and testbeds allow research partners to pursue and test technical solutions to protect the public and private information infrastructure. Cybersecurity Research also addresses Secure Protocols, Process Control Systems, Botnets and Malware detection and mitigation, Cyber Forensics, Wireless Security, Denial of Service, and similar cybersecurity technology topics.
This page was last reviewed / modified on May 19, 2009.